New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09
MR.. BLAINE OUGHT NOT TO BE RLNOMI-
MATED.

| not THT MAN TO LEAD rHr PAuTY TO vICfoHY.
| To the idtor Of me Trfjnu..
SIR: was born. hrcd. and -f.1 mr Rcrrhlicau-a
regular reader of TIN Tg.nr~r 10Y twenty more
wears Therefore. presume that ! have acquired the
| right 70 rcu.ons'rltc when think tiat perceive
symptoms OF wrong hcaicincss on the part o. The
managers - the party You may think the IL in
my head All GOT in that of Tii TEirr>r nevertheless
firmly believe ica' tic ma. CT Intelligent Republicans
| feel about az DO.
Your editorial OF Ia, 9th inst or How 10 win 4"
| shows that we can win in - hy gaining q small
majority OF the coming voters The important thing
then j. how 20 gain them VIII tell you how think II
AN De done Let TuE THInrNL set The example IN
casting aside all caich.vote and worn ont Issues $50
regarded at least by many OF rs iutogen; readors
the discussion OF public question. to tne broad
principles AMI tho true needs Of tho country
the Interests % tho parry pursuing this course
With vigor cduior AMI carnoS,ness Avoid cSrpine and
tho practice OF spcfui journalism; sink all petty AMI
personal issues AM al factonal bitterness IN spirit %
magnanimty Clear the political air Or get above the
iog and smoke DO all this. AMI believe many votes
both aud old independent and stav At bone epnb
lcans aud decent Democrats viii IN dnc time nock
to standard Never mini tho machine politicians II
they do kick. They VIII have TO fan ia line.
There are many Republicans VINO votel FOR hr blaine
with n.slving- whether reasonable Or not makes 80
difference in the result Tiny preferred him 70 thu risk
of Democratic Administration. Their fear Oh tbs
latter score were not realized Ihcy sun have MS
giving. I'm regard To Mr Blaine also have many ~ the
Younger generation who viii cast their nr Presidential
vote year. t. say nothing Of an those Republicans
who voted against him and whose opposition 20 BIN h'-
no ~ become uutcrahy fixed Nor believe that N
would DO a-;iIr benefit to tLc partv 10 permanently
cnatc this class OF voters II exchange for Ifl, votes
even could safely count them foi s"hccnt offset
IN Numbers. Nr sherman Pc. onaIy uuoiJcciiona'lc
p.rhap, 10 all ,t,ui- before the country IN suh,an-
uay the same sttale bat Is les. attractive Than Mr.
Blaine P.r.ap3 nc,s new deal N candidate a.
well a. In methods | think feel strong "n Ter
current sentiment among the voters 10 that dirrc"h
4: any rate which II We do not follow viii lani ~ upon
breakers next year Let rI TRIBUNE lead In this line
all must follow; Muswunp,ry viii vanish. tho party
will win and TIN TRiBr by means lose influence
suppose we .hou.I stand for protection anl thrin
re- orn where uired; for building merchant marine;
strongly against the uor interests. whose money AMI
saloon politics are among our most efficient ioe'' l"f
high taxation and high license AMI rigi inspection to
provcnt tho sale Of any but the pure and wholesome
article; aud Administrative Reform Including CHh
Service. and reform Of laws regulating nominating
REGISTERING aud voting II this latter can be made a
National issue.
The pension iutere. OF tho soldier IL not In danger
probaby so long ~ VIZ have the asue politician WIN
us II certainly would be gr0ss and nn9arlonablc ID
gratitude Nation to neglect any Of his Interests
Tie suppression OF tho negro vote In the Southern
States IL serious difficulty. ons that calls FOR All the
wisdom and patience Of the whole Nation 0nght "a
be approJ clcJ IN spirit OF candor s1 III seems 70 me-
should he handled with bitterness and par,isansp
than has characterized ts discussion BY some OF our
marty Lenders. In letter THE TRIBUNE In 1876 eH-
dressed tho opinion thai any free community d'deu a.
the south party lines would IN the long rt riso
10 r governed ~ ignorant and In every way eiior
class OF IT'S cnkcns and ~0uld NJ az hdhnls int
means OF sBactns the viii OF majority OF its ho,tt
.tted folly IL II expected. when 1t made the ite
legal voter. to control the election returns W uo
so,t,cru states by ma ballots There large class OF
Republican voters who thn' reg'ui he.l DN p
degree responsible for a state OF aniufs "hSn W.
largely forced upon the south III sheer deirr q" t
thing t0lcrable decent, and that the problem j. h
now he solved In spirit Of sectional bitterness Hnu
partisanshp. but In that of fairness and feass Win
such alds tuic ana the natural course OIL c'e"A "'
| be expected 10 supply. .u, Oh.
The labor quesuon has not yet cmerSed from ,ne
cbanc state hat "a IL has lc itimate cause TOT 49,
eucc II will in good time probably clear llse OF nus
and get lras erystalLcd and III order Tor apPr.
ton Iadn,'ry ~ FSnsay s ey.n Protection 70
American industries no doubt IL great becnt 20 ,n
all k.nis oil public piInicring and especially W ~
cities and squeeze ont all fictitious Nal'es run
estate and ecrl"rn,e pr"Per,-, ai' ~ ' ", s,y noh
taxes aad rents to Just ani reasonable rdtc !" ~ iii
i,c AZ gas AMI rail'pad fares, and 10 urn irnn"
other necesssres do not know hn, c 'Plux r, not
Including in tins term all honest cilHhs b a., ne
ca;!tasis. wouh have tar show AMI about a Ia s
ca nave fpuI any Govcfnncnt s'i"F. 49, s h,,,ias
ful Gil. II hts wth eNett ono c'ic i"lul- =.
,,incs an c0oerv ir f'ct, 20 scheme Tor ~
tor'l: last cen. OF SUM- edFhae> 'foii ,
Ing m,n ~ IL f. Tie :"c<rts oI capital AZ
Gnsit to 4e :b!s 10 pa stop 10 snch " p! '' "
~, t,r nat VIC can win Without %eylor%. Nettt
vcu No can IL MAKO tho rlgtt n"fn'nHt r
t.ke Ike ri mt staaa G.~.4sn ari fi".si "Y,"s ST
irJi,I. art C.nncrtr -. New Y0Is. anf i-fi ir'
t.r.r~ often tear R-ritiirais AMI eve. I'rl"V,'
5..,rc that Arthsr wDna have beaten 'ieNe-i lvy
49, Ia tre rri. Sow Is the tins icT ~ I'm
rXt a. eve itself wa glory sai IT, fA''i"sn, ' $1,000
.onf,s On aad srin Personally sashi ~ is ~.
~ ,e for Nj Blaine br, politically thn@ II w"" D'
a.. a sinsc to nom, nate hir. Ecsrecttuily, 80
\ etc. York, Nov. &c, 1881